Designated Survivor (2016) s02e16 Episode Script

Fallout

1
Previously on "Designated Survivor"
This is a dangerous moment.
And our goal has to be
to create a lasting
peace for both countries.
There is nothing about your
father's nuclear program.
That's why we brought you in here.
He's not developing nuclear weapons.
He already has them.
You will find in the new agreement
that you will be responsible
for dismantling the missiles.
If you fail to comply,
my country will see that
as a declaration of war.
EMILY: Thank you for coming in, Simon.
You have been reporting
confidential information.
It's called journalism.
I need the phone records on
a reporter named Simon Day.
I don't want you going
through a phone company.
- Or leaving a trail.
- But I need a warrant
This is a time-sensitive issue, Chuck.
This intel is reliable?
The chatter started right
after the treaty was signed.
So somewhere here in the
U. S., there's a dirty bomb?
- Yes, sir.
- Then we damn well better find it.
Mr. President
Chairman Kim, I'm going to talk
and you're going to listen.
Since we last spoke, we've
gotten credible information
that there's a dirty bomb on U. S. soil.
Chatter we've been monitoring
about missing nuclear waste
that's made its way to U. S. shores.
We believe that waste
was used to make the bomb.
And what does that have to do with me?
The time stamp on the
intelligence pertaining
to the bomb coincides
precisely with the execution
of your treaty with West Hun Chiu.
A treaty that you publicly criticized
before the ink was even dry.
Yes, because it was the result
of naked American coercion.
But my country honors its
international agreements.
Yes, and now that the
chairman has given his word,
he considers this unfounded
accusation to be a grave insult,
both to him and to his country.
Mr. Chairman, when we trace
this bomb back to East Hun Chiu,
an insult is going to be
the least of your concerns.
Fabricated intelligence.
Threats.
I think I've had enough of
this "American hospitality".
Unfortunately, your departing flight
has been delayed indefinitely.
On what grounds?
Safety.
Once the threat has been neutralized
and you are no longer at risk,
you and your delegation are free to go.
But until then, your security
is of paramount importance to us.
Secret Service will escort
you back to your cars.
[SPEAKING EAST HUN CHIUESE]
Think he's lying?
It's hard to say, sir. Lying
is his resting position.
And forcing him to stay
at least reduces the risk
that he detonates
anything while he's here.
Reduces, but it doesn't eliminate.
I mean, the bomb could be anywhere.
When it explodes, we'll have no way
to conclusively tie him to it.
Okay If it explodes, sir.
Sir, Director Foerstel's here.
Aaron.
[DOOR OPENS]
Sir, about the First Lady.
I want to express my condolences.
I deeply regret
Mr. Director, what've you got for me?
The principle concern is terror.
A dirty bomb's designed to maximize that
by using conventional explosives
to disperse nuclear waste.
Somehow, knowing that we're
not dealing with a live nuke
isn't making me feel any
better. What's the blast radius?
It depends on the ordnance.
Several square blocks in the heart
of a major American
city could have to be
cordoned off for the foreseeable future.
I don't think I need to tell
you what an unprecedented
- catastrophe that would be.
- No, sir.
So, we've deployed every asset
at our disposal to stop it.
I checked with the NRC about
spent domestic fissile material.
Not a microgram is unaccounted for.
Which means that any radioactive waste
would likely be of foreign origin.
AARON: The airport
security is too tight.
There's no way a package like
that would get across DHS.
Which means we need to
be looking at harbors.
Our West Coast is our
closest port of entry to Asia.
But sanctions restrict
trade with East Hun Chiu
to medical aid and foodstuffs.
Now, all of that trade is monitored,
and it happens in three places
Port of Charleston,
Port of New York, Baltimore Harbor.
So, we can narrow the search
grid to the eastern seaboard.
Yes, sir. Now, I know
time is of the essence.
We could really use some assistance
from the private
sector with data mining.
We anticipated that for you.
Where's Dr. Frost set up?
- Roosevelt Room, sir.
- Let's go.
[COMPUTERS BEEPING, INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Dr. Andrea Frost,
this is John Foerstal,
Director of the FBI.
Very nice to meet you.
Dr. Frost was kind enough to let us use
her platform LYRA to
help us find the bomb.
We appreciate that.
I know what a robust investigative tool
you have at your disposal.
May I have a moment, Mr. President?
Of course. Excuse us, please.
[SIGHS]
I wasn't aware that I was
going to be working for the FBI.
You're not working for the
FBI. You're working with them.
Given the threat that we're facing,
we need as much synergy as we can get.
I understand.
But I already refused to sell
this technology to the government.
I'm aware of that.
I give you my word
that we will not violate
a single one of your
trademarks or patents.
I have fourth amendment concerns, too.
This technology can be deeply invasive.
Andrea
bombs do not have constitutional rights.
We need
I need you to help me find this one.
Yes, sir.
No, I don't believe my
father would do that.
He hid nuclear weapons from
the world and lied about it.
Why wouldn't he detonate
a bomb on U. S. soil?
Because he's not suicidal.
BLAKEY: But he is homicidal.
Isn't that why you wanted sanctuary?
Yes.
And he hates this treaty.
But enough to attack America
and plunge East Hun Chiu
into a war he can't win?
Well, you're assuming that he thinks
that he wouldn't get caught.
He is smart enough to
know he'd be a suspect.
The chairman is obsessed with survival.
Attacking America does
not make that more likely.
Hannah.
How's the kid look?
Like he doesn't know anything
beyond what he's told us.
Well, we've got a lead,
thanks to Andrea Frost.
LYRA?
Frost ascertained
that spent nuclear fuel
has gone missing in Slovakia.
She tracked a Bratislavan container ship
to Baltimore Harbor
yesterday containing cesium.
- Nuclear waste.
- Wait a minute.
We've narrowed down the dirty
bomb to the D. C. metro area?
It gets worse. I talked
to the harbor master.
The container ships on the
vessel are adjacent to
East Hun Chiu shipping containers
East Hun Chiu could've
off-loaded the material
to its own container after
the Bratislavan container
- was already inspected.
- [THUD]
Hannah!
- What happened?
- He just collapsed.
Did you see him take anything?
No, but I went to my
desk to check my e-mail.
Intel says the bomb may be
in the Port of Baltimore.
You follow that. I'm going
with him to the hospital.
I need an ambulance
Joon
[SIGHS] Damn it!
Well, you're right. If
President Moss did leak
classified information, he
may have committed a crime.
Then the president would like
to consider the appointment
of a special prosecutor.
I can't make that recommendation yet.
But you just said we might have a case.
We might. The problem is the evidence.
I need to know its providence.
Meaning, what?
How'd you get it, Emily?
Moss may have endangered
national security.
Does it really matter how
we obtained the evidence?
Unfortunately, it does.
You know, Moss is going to fight back
with every tool at his disposal.
We have to be scrupulous on our end.
So, let's connect the
dots, and we can talk
about taking the next step.
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING, CHATTER]
[GEIGER COUNTERS CLICKING]
Joon Kim's in stable
condition at Walter Reed.
What'd he ingest?
We won't know 'til they're
done pumping his stomach.
The contents are going
straight to the lab.
We can't assume it
was self-administered.
Better hope it was, 'cause
we've been protecting him.
If he was poisoned or injected,
then one of our own may've done it.
MAN: We're getting a
radioactive signature
from this East Hun Chiu container.
So, you're telling me
this intel's based solely
on some computer calculation?
I don't care how we got
it. I care if it's right.
Open it.
[CLICKING QUICKENS]
900 CPMs.
Meaning, what?
A significant radiation source
was just here, Agent Wells.
What kind?
The kind biological organisms
shouldn't be anywhere near.
[RINGING]
Get me the president.
- Mike, we don't know what this is.
- That's correct, sir.
Which is why we need to
get you to the bunker.
Aaron, what are we looking at?
Quantifiable proof of spent
nuclear fuel in the D.C. area,
fuel that could be used
to make a dirty bomb, sir.
All the central personnel
are en route to Command Ops.
I need to talk to my kids.
They're in Yellowstone
with your brother.
They're not in danger. You
can call them when you're safe.
I have to address the
White House staff first.
Respectfully, sir, if you
don't move your feet right now,
I'm going pick you up and carry you.
Phoenix is leaving the nest.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Come on.
Trey, I can't thank you enough
for taking the kids on this trip.
As soon as you get this message,
please let them know that I called.
I'll try and call back
before they go to bed.
Thanks again.
Mike.
General, what've you got?
Since news of the dirty bomb,
East Hun Chiu has
re-deployed a large portion
of its troops from the DMZ, sir.
Dispersing them to its borders.
They're mobilizing to
protect their coastline.
Yes, sir, against possible invasion.
We've also detected movement
of some of its mobile missile batteries
away from West Hun Chiu.
Can they reach American shores?
Their long-range missiles
have the capacity,
Madame Vice President,
and we just aren't sure
what the payload will be.
They won't do anything as
long as Chairman Kim is here.
And he's not going anywhere
'til we find the bomb.
Mr. President, we should go.
Thank you, General.
- Where's Seth?
- He's standing by.
Sir, you need to make a decision
about what to tell the public and when.
Tell them, what? Circumstantial
evidence of a threat
doesn't require a disclosure.
No, sir, but hunkering in a bunker
with most of your
cabinet and senior staff
might be of interest
to the American people.
Firstly, this wasn't my choice.
It was a demand made
by the Secret Service.
Secondly, if we let the terrorist know
that he's been discovered,
he'll most likely
detonate the bomb early.
If we follow this path, there's a chance
we can stop this
without any loss of life.
Anyway you cut it, sir,
it's a calculated risk.
A risk I'm willing to take.
Tell Seth I want him
to run interference.
Yes, sir.
Hmm, dying of radiation poisoning
interferes with my grand plan.
Which is?
Living to 130.
The president has tabled his
meeting with House leadership
to talk about the energy
bill until next week.
I thought an agreement had been struck.
Yeah, the White House just
wanted a little more time
to dot all the I's.
Schedulewise, I have a change for you.
The president will no longer be
attending tonight's performance
of "Richard II" at the Kennedy Center.
Why not?
Well, you know, I guess
he just likes plays
in which the head of state
is not deposed and murdered.
- [LAUGHTER]
- Yeah.
I noticed the speaker canceled
his weekly radio address.
Well, I don't work for the speaker.
And FAA logs show the speaker
just landed in Michigan,
but Congress is still in session.
Seems like something's going around.
Well, I only talk about
the president's schedule.
You can reach out to
the speaker's office
to talk about his. All
right, more soon, everybody.
Thank you.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- Hey.
- Hey.
How are you doing?
I'm terrified my last meal is
going to be a stale bearclaw.
It won't be. This is precautionary.
Tom, they won't even let me
tell my mom what's going on.
Unfortunately, the moratorium
applies to all of us
until we've got this under control.
- KENDRA: Mr. President.
- Andrea, I wanted to introduce you
to the White House
counsel, Kendra Daynes.
Nice to meet you, Dr. Frost.
Yes, you as well.
You helped us find the bomb,
now we need you to
help us find the bomber.
There's a difference between
crunching metadata to try
to find missing nuclear waste
and trying to hunt someone down.
I'm aware of that.
Well, then, you're also
aware I'm going to need
access to private information,
information that's
constitutionally protected.
I've acquired at FISA
warrant allowing you
to probe whatever confidential
or proprietary databases
you need to help locate the bomber.
We don't have a lot of time.
Hey!
I just came back up
to grab a few things.
Come on. Chop, chop!
Yeah, yeah, I just need to
finish this press release,
send it off to the word-processing pool.
Fine, you tempt fate.
I'm going back down.
Give me 30 seconds. I'll be right there.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
Does it bother you that
all the folks up here
could be incinerated,
but you and I won't?
- [CLACKING STOPS]
- It does now.
Culling of the herd.
Well, the truth is, if
we're down there long enough,
we'll be culled, too.
Food and water will
eventually grow scarce.
The weak will be eaten.
Of course, most of us will
succumb to microbes before them.
It's an awful way to die.
Mm.
A swift end might be preferable.
Why don't you go ahead?
I'll just see you down there.
- [CLACKING RESUMES]
- Suit yourself.
Hey, do you mind?
Go for it.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
I know you took the
bat, Lyor. It's fine.
You got a second?
Half a second. What's up?
Something interesting.
The president's incommunicado,
so I was reassigned to the EEOB.
You know who else cleared
her decks today? The VP.
None of that is interesting.
Okay, well, this might be.
A source saw Darby in the
East Wing a few hours ago,
so I played a hunch.
The rest of the cabinet?
Everyone's suddenly off the grid.
Do you have a question?
Why is the nation's command
structure meeting in secret
with the president at the White House?
I can neither confirm nor deny that.
You just did. This is newsworthy, Seth,
along with the fact that the
speaker is 500 miles away.
You'll find out how newsworthy
if you don't get back to me
before the end of the hour.
Yeah, Frost just gave us a lead.
An ex-con named Arturo Rojas.
He was posting under different
handles on dark web forums
in support of East Hun Chiu.
Now, guess what he did time for.
Explosives.
Yeah. Six years at Hazelton.
He took a flight to Dulles
from Miami two days ago,
and he just went off the grid.
He got reason to be here?
No. No contacts. No family.
He rented a van at the
airport. Hasn't returned it yet.
We have an APB out for
him and the vehicle.
- [CARPHONE RINGING]
- All right, I'll follow up.
That's Blakey calling from the hospital.
Yeah, I'll hold.
How's Joon?
[SIGHS] Better than we thought.
He ingested baking powder, Hannah.
What?!
He played us.
And now he's in the wind.
[SIGHS]
- All right, thanks.
- [BEEPS]
Aaron, we have a big problem.
TOM: Okay, what are we looking at?
[ALL TALKING]
Hold on. One at a time. One at a time.
Sir, we have missing radioactive waste,
a defector in the wind,
and we still don't know
where the bomb is, assuming it exists.
Which is looking more and more likely.
SETH: We need to get ahead of this story
before the press does, sir.
That way, we control the message.
And we control it by saying
there is no dirty bomb.
- You mean lie?
- You're a quick study.
It's a public-safety issue, sir.
We shouldn't admit the
existence of the threat
until we can get our hands around it.
We don't know how long
that will take, Aaron.
How long can we mislead this community?
And there's misleading Congress.
The leadership will crucify you.
I'm not lying to anyone.
But I do think there's
another way we can play this
Address the issue without
directly addressing it.
Yeah, quick public appearance?
But don't take any questions.
They can't report on an emergency
if its business as usual.
Mike?
I'm sorry, sir, but until we ascertain
the precise scope of the
threat, we have to keep you here.
Mike, this is a balancing act.
We have a potential new threat panic.
If this gets out
You can control my appearance.
Make it as short as you want,
as long as the press can clock it.
Let me do my job.
- I can give you five minutes.
- SETH: That's all we need.
The Interfaith Coalition
is already in the building.
A photo op is the perfect cover.
Madame Vice President?
I'll standby, sir.
Let's do this.
Phoenix is returning to the nest.
In closing, I would like
to thank Rabbi Greenblatt,
Cardinal Bender of the
Interfaith Coalition
for taking the time to discuss with me
our campaign for religious tolerance.
[APPLAUSE]
[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]
You think he bought it?
Well, he has to, right?
Facts on the ground say the
president's in the West Wing.
- But you know who's not?
- Who?
Me.
- Hey, Emily.
- Hey.
Your affidavit says you
authorized Chuck to use
"any means necessary,"
including accessing
private phone records
- to learn the leaker's ID?
- Correct.
So, why didn't Chuck provide
a supporting affidavit?
We were trying to stop the
leak of classified information.
He did what I asked him to.
I take full responsibility
for his actions.
Okay, well, unfortunately,
based on how he may
have obtained the phone records,
this evidence is likely inadmissible.
Admissibility is usually a question
for the special prosecutor, isn't it?
Usually, yes, but I
can't advise the president
to suggest one based
on what you've given me.
Why not?
Because President Moss
is a formidable adversary.
He's going to defend himself.
So, let him. We've got you.
I appreciate that, but unfortunately,
he's got the Constitution.
I say we put Moss on the defensive.
We're in a bunker.
Our boss is taking shots from all sides
and we have a duty to protect him.
And we will. But let's make
sure we do it the right way.
Thank you.
Why would Joon double cross us
after he gave us the location
of his father's nukes?
Maybe he was trying to earn our trust.
Wait 'til our guard was
down before playing us.
Just seems like a really
long con. And to what end?
I mean, we still don't
even know what he's up to.
Joon's girlfriend is
on the lam now, too.
What?
She wasn't a high-value asset.
She was staying with
friends in Silver Springs.
Went for a walk this
morning. Disappeared.
Well, maybe they're not up to anything.
They just want to be together.
And cut the country out of the
loop that gave them sanctuary?
- I don't think so.
- [COMPUTER BEEPS]
Frost just sent me something.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
This is SAT video
from yesterday morning.
Maximum magnification.
Just a blurry face in a van.
LYRA's got an advanced
facial recognition feature.
[COMPUTER BEEPING]
Arturo Rojas. Our bomber.
Yeah, LYRA cross-references
every single pixel
in the suspect's face with her
databank of billions of images.
Comes up with an identity.
Hot damn.
Did she give you an address?
Actually, yeah.
LYRA says the contours
of the structure match
an abandoned building at
2642 Belmont. Southeast.
Let's go!
Our scanners detect no
radiological signature.
You're gonna want to see this, though.
Joon? Flat on the ground!
- Agent Wells
- Flat on the ground or I shoot you!
Now!
Mr. President, we've
located Joon Kim, sir.
Did we get anything from him?
They're still interrogating him, sir.
I want a full debrief as
soon as they're finished.
- Absolutely.
- Where are we at with the bomb?
We're still chasing it down, sir.
Okay, thank you.
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES] You look like
you need a distraction.
[CHUCKLES]
You know what usually
does the trick for me?
A good old chess game.
I'll let you in on a little secret.
One of the many reasons I
wanted you as my vice president
was that I heard you played.
Mm.
The other reason you picked me
is because you knew you could beat me.
We'll see.
You surprised me when
you left the bunker
this morning, Mr. President.
It kind of threw me.
How so?
When you went to the
photo op this morning,
it meant I was the
designated survivor, right?
Yes, that's correct.
I'm not ready to be president.
I wasn't either.
But apparently, a lack of preparedness
is not a disqualifier.
What I meant, sir,
is I don't think I want to be president.
I know.
I'm sorry?
I know that you don't.
In the end, that was one of the
main reasons why I picked you.
Becoming President of the United States
makes you the most powerful
person in the world.
If you're overly ambitious,
it'll go to your head, compromise you.
But if you're sitting
in that oval office
out of a sense of obligation,
no one can question your priorities.
To the American people.
That's right.
They're who we serve.
Mm.
You've been served, too, Mr. President.
Checkmate.
[CHUCKLES] Two out of three.
I told you I don't know anything.
No, you don't know anything.
You just faked a medical
emergency so you could escape
because you were punking us, right?
I wasn't a prisoner, so I didn't escape.
Nice distinction.
Except it was obvious you were
trying to shake your minders.
And we have a theory about that.
You hate your father. So you defect.
Bring him to justice by
telling us where his nukes are.
But you know you can
never go home again.
Because Daddy will be there forever.
Clinging to power is what he does.
Unless someone takes
him out. Someone like us.
None of that is true.
So, you plant a dirty bomb
knowing that we're going to blame him.
And you know what? You were right.
He does have the motive
to scuttle the deal.
And he did tell our president
he wanted to take revenge.
Once we remove him, you're
the prince in waiting.
Here's the problem, Joon.
The evidence doesn't
point to your father.
It points to you.
Now, we don't know what
you were doing today
Tying up loose ends,
paying the bomber
But we do know you're behind this.
You are wrong about everything.
Where's your girlfriend?
I don't know.
Why'd you run?
I didn't. I wasn't.
Why did we find you at the warehouse
that the bomber visited yesterday?
Tell us, damn it!
I'm sorry. I can't.
Wrong answer.
[DOOR OPENS, SLAMS]
[BAG ZIPS]
I catch you at a bad time?
Nope, just, uh, going
out to get some lunch.
Must be a hell of a lunch.
You know, you shouldn't
really be wandering around
the White House like this.
Accessibility has never been a problem.
Seems like today's
different in a lot of ways.
Beginning with the fact that
you're lying to the press corps.
I've never said anything to
the press that wasn't true.
If you didn't lie, you walked the line.
But I can read the tea leaves.
Obfuscation, administration
unavailability,
everything points to a crisis, a threat.
Hmm. You know, if you've got the
story, you should go to press.
I can't. Not without corroboration.
And maybe I'm not giving
that to you for a reason.
You threw me a bone, Seth. A big one.
But that doesn't square things.
I'm still going to pursue this.
What bone?
The anonymous e-mail.
You might want to stop playing dumb.
You can't sell it.
[COMPUTER BEEPING]
- Hey.
- Hi.
How's it going?
LYRA's searching for the bomber now.
May I ask you a question?
Sure.
I was on my way home from Camp David
when I got your summons.
Why'd you ask me to come here?
Because you're brilliant.
And everybody's talking about
this new platform that you've developed.
I honestly believed you could help.
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
All right, LYRA's
pinpointed Rojas' location,
based on his web searches
and ATM withdrawal.
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
I got it.
The Brandt Metro.
Thousands of commuters.
Mike, get me Aaron.
Yes, sir.
- [SIRENS WAILING]
- MAN: Move, move, let's go!
Let's get everyone from
this station evacuated.
Everyone out this area. Let's move!
- BLAKEY: Move!
- Let's go, guys.
Go, go, go!
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]
I think I got something.
We should get the robot.
No, we don't have time.
You good?
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[DOOR UNLOCKS]
[CLOCK TICKING]
We got a live one.
Can you diffuse it?
I'm going to try.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
Nice job.
Here's the weird thing.
It's basically just a pipe
bomb. It's amateur stuff.
What about the radioactive material?
Uh
[GEIGER COUNTER CLICKS]
212 CPMs.
Too low to cause biological damage.
That doesn't match the
readings we were getting
from the shipping containers.
Wait, hold on. So, we're
missing radioactive waste.
Well, cesium is tricky to move.
There could've been
spillage in transport
of radioactive material.
Especially if our bomber wasn't a pro.
Where are we with the bombmaker?
Still in the wind. We'll find him,
get him to identify Joon Kim.
All right. Keep me posted.
Yes, sir.
Hannah.
I-I think we've got
some unfinished business.
That's one way to put it.
All right, I understand how things
might've looked from your vantage point
like I was on some sort of
crusade to get the Kirkmans.
- You were.
- Only because I thought
there was something there.
That's the thing about crusades, John.
They do start with the best intentions,
but then all you're left
with is collateral damage.
It was never personal.
- Tell the president that.
- I've tried.
Try again.
The least you owe him
is a little persistence.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
"Dirty bomb" is an
inaccurate description.
This was actually a pipe bomb
with trace radioactive elements,
not enough to cause any
significant environmental
or biological damage,
even if it had detonated.
- Seth!
- Do we have a suspect?
Yes, in custody, and we are
searching for an accomplice.
- Gary Lee.
- East Hun Chiu claimed it executed
the peace accords under duress.
Does that make it more
likely they're suspects?
No, we have no evidence of that.
- And in fact, the president just got
- What are you wearing?
Chairman Kim's personal
reassurance that he
It detects ionizing radiation.
And two gentlemen spoke
I also have it in red and blue.
Hmm, for the fashionable hypochondriac.
No, for the surviving one.
- [ALL SHOUTING]
- Seth!
What about reports that President Moss
is being investigated
for leaking classified
information during the
Hun Chiu negotiations?
I have no comment.
Or that President Moss is the source
of a number of leaks to
different news outlets
- during the past three months?
- I have no comment.
That's actually all I had for right now.
- [ALL SHOUTING]
- Stay tuned for more.
- Excuse me.
- Excuse me, Seth?
You tipped Simon Day off about Moss.
What are you talking about?
I said I couldn't recommend
a special prosecutor
because I was concerned how the evidence
of Moss's misconduct was obtained.
So, you slipped it to a reporter
to neutralize my objections.
Once the information is public,
there's no fruit of the poisonous tree.
You laundered evidence.
It's not that simple.
Leaking to make a case against a leaker.
You don't see the irony?
Moss has been undermining
our president for months.
Icarus Astrotech. The
First Lady's subpoena.
The ethics review.
Hun Chiu negotiations.
He spilled all of it.
And I'm not defending him.
I'm defending the rule of law.
The fourth amendment.
You're missing the big
picture here, Kendra.
Our guy is out there bleeding,
and he needs our help.
If we get hemmed in by
procedural niceties
Hemmed in? Procedural niceties?
I don't think I'm the one
missing the big picture here.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
Mr. President.
I only have a minute.
I understand.
I'll be brief.
I want to apologize, sir.
Apologize for what?
Everything.
[SIGHS]
Mr. Director, at any time,
did you behave in a manner
that you thought was inconsistent
with what you thought
was best for this country?
No, sir.
And during your investigation,
did you honestly believe
you were following
a thread of wrongdoing
that led to the White House?
Yes, sir.
Then you have nothing to apologize for.
You were doing your
job. You did your best.
My past put me in conflict
with my Commander in Chief.
Come hell or high water.
Both of our jobs have
similar requirements.
And I expect you to
continue doing yours.
Yes, sir.
The press is monitoring my
guys, watching them work.
I should get back
there and fly the flag.
Reassure the public.
Carry on.
Thank you, sir.
[SIGHS]
The press has tripped to
our Moss investigation.
How the hell did that happen?
Well, at this point, it doesn't matter.
- We need a response.
- I agree.
But there's a more important
matter to attend to, sir.
We found a bomb that was radioactive.
We diffused it.
Seth did a good job of downplaying it,
but the public is still on edge.
Should I address the nation?
No, sir. They don't need to hear you.
They need to see you out and about,
reassuring them.
Let's do it.
Thank you for doing this.
It's one thing for people to
see the president stepping out,
but with a prominent person
such as yourself, well,
that's a whole other thing.
No problem. I'm a
sucker for a free lunch.
Well, I guess I'll have
a hot dog. How about you?
May I?
Sure.
Two original half-smokes,
two chili bowls,
a side of sweet potato
fries with cheese,
and two strawberry
banana shakes, please.
Wow. What just happened?
You're riding with the king.
[CHUCKLES]
We got video of Rojas at a Grub 'n Go
in Alexandria yesterday morning.
But not after?
Uh, guys?
We know he left his
van at Brandt station.
D.C. Metro video doesn't show
him getting on the subway.
- Guys
- Could of have had
a confederate pick him up
- Guys
- after he dumped the van. Or hailed a taxi.
I checked with the
ride-sharing service.
He doesn't have an account.
Guys!
Sorry.
I was able to hack in to the van's GPS.
I thought the GPS was off.
It was. But this GPS
records the car's movements.
[MONITOR BEEPS]
- Spyware.
- Yeah.
A lot of rental companies are
using it to prevent car theft.
All I had to do was hack into it.
Look, Rojas made multiple
stops at one location
before abandoning the van at the Metro.
2263 Briarview. Northeast.
An industrial facility in Eckington.
Nice job.
Suck it, LYRA.
Put your hands up!
Hands!
Arturo Rojas.
That's radiation poisoning.
There wasn't enough cesium
in that bomb to cause this.
We've got a lot of high-end
bombmaking equipment here
Blast caps, digital fuses,
weapons-grade ammonium nitrate.
None of that stuff was
in that contraption.
It was a decoy.
FOERSTEL: We can say we got lucky today,
but the way I like to look at it is
- [CELLPHONE RINGS]
- Excuse me.
- Foerstal.
- HANNAH: John, it's a decoy.
The van, the bomb.
There's another bomb, John.
Wait, hang on. S-s-s-slow down.
They wanted camera crews.
They wanted us to have our guard down.
They wanted a big civilian target.
It's in the subway.
Oh, my God. The subway.
I still got men down there.
Everybody back! Get back!
Get everybody back!
[EXPLOSION]
[SCREAMING]
John!
John!
SETH: Mr. President.
[SIGHS]
My fellow Americans,
today at 7:43 p. m.,
a dirty bomb was detonated
at the Brandt Metro station
in our nation's capital.
Because of the heroic work of the FBI,
the Department of Homeland Security,
and the Capitol Police,
there were no civilian causalities.
And while the Brandt Metro
station will be closed
for the foreseeable future,
radioactive waste did not escape,
and there is no ongoing
danger to the public.
But it is with a heavy
heart that I inform you
that six federal agents gave
their lives to protect us
from this terrible attack,
including John Foerstal,
the director of the FBI.
I make a solemn promise
to their families
and the American people
that their sacrifices
will not be in vain.
We will hunt down
the perpetrators of
this terrorist attack
and bring them to justice.
Swiftly. And without mercy.
God bless you.
And God bless these
United States of America.
- [CAMERA BEEPS]
- You're clear.
I want answers now.
[SLAMS DOOR]
You're lying, you son of a bitch.
I'm not.
Neither am I when I promise you
that you will be charged
with the premeditated murder
of six federal agents!
That carries the death sentence, Joon,
which you're going to get.
I will be there when they
strap you to that gurney.
I will watch when they put
that needle in your arm!
I swear I didn't do anything.
This is your last chance.
Or you're going to die.
Let's go.
[VOICE BREAKING] They told me
they'd kill her if I said anything.
Who did?
I don't know.
Were you working with Arturo Rojas?
I never met him.
I just got e-mail yesterday
saying Jung-Min had been taken.
A man in baseball cap
told me what to do.
I-I didn't get a good look at his face.
Where did you meet him?
[SIGHS]
A park on Wisconsin and 24th.
That's across from the Kunami Embassy.
[DOOR CLOSES]
TOM: Kunami?
We tracked payments to Arturo Rojas
from a Kunami government account.
We found evidence he
visited the Baltimore Harbor
and spiked that Hun Chiu
shipping container with cesium.
The warehouse Joon Kim was found in
was rented by a Kunami
government shell company,
just like the storage
unit Rojas was using.
Wait a second, you're saying that Kunami
set up Chairman Kim's son?
Everything points to that, sir.
His girlfriend was found tied
up in an abandoned apartment
Which was rented by a Kunami
government shell company.
Tell the Kunami ambassador
he's got 15 minutes to get over here.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ambassador, you've
got exactly five minutes
to explain yourself.
When your time is up, you, sir,
will have decided the
fate of your country.
The first explanation owed is to me.
What is this about?
We have irrefutable
evidence that your country
was behind the bombing that
just killed six Americans,
six federal agents.
That is an outrageous allegation.
Bank transfers from Kunami
state accounts to the bomber.
Titles to facilities in
the name of a corporation
that traces back to Kunami state actors.
- Fabrications.
- No, sir! Try again.
Mr. President, why would
my government do this?
The same reason your government
does anything money.
$16 billion in black market
weapons illegally smuggled
into East Hun Chiu this year alone.
An income at jeopardy if
the Hun Chius are at peace,
which is why you want them at war.
And so you try to make it look
East Hun Chiu was sabotaging
the peace deal by attacking
the country that brokered it.
You're right. $16
billion is a lot of money.
But not enough for the Emir
to risk war against the United States!
You've already risked war
with the United States.
Or have you forgotten
about the U.S.S. Verona?
A diplomatic misunderstanding.
You got your sailors back.
At the point of a spear.
Your country had no choice.
Mr. President, I know
relations between our countries
have been strained.
And we have a lot of differences,
but I swear to you we did not do this.
Then explain the evidence that
you've been confronted with.
Now.
I can't.
Not yet, but if you give me time
I'm sorry, Mr. Ambassador,
but you are out of time.
And so is your Emir. Goodbye.
Get me Secretary Wooster
and the Joint Chiefs now.
Yes, sir.
What've you got, General?
- General.
- The first salvo will take out
their missile
installations and airfields.
The second targets
bridges and oil fields.
Secretary Krantz is
consulting with NATO.
Trying to build a consensus
for a military pol
We don't need a consensus.
We were attacked.
Yes, sir, but moving without
advising our allies
Does anyone in this room deny
the fact that as a nation,
- we have the right to defend ourselves?
- No, sir.
Then I don't see the value
of getting bogged down
in diplomatic discussions.
Sir, at a minimum,
we should reach out to
congressional leadership.
Why? What good would that do?
More meetings? Further delays?
And an insistence on
building a coalition.
Mr. President, Lyor's right.
There's a protocol here.
We were attacked!
The protocol is strike back.
Correct, sir. The question
is how and when we retaliate.
After the Capitol was
bombed, it took 18 months
to find Patrick Lloyd.
18 months where the dead had no justice
because we didn't know
where the perpetrator was.
We know where the Emir is.
Sitting in his palace, taunting us.
If I balk now and fail to strike,
given what I know, I am
not worthy of my office.
And neither are any of you.
At your command, sir.
Do it.
- Engage.
- MAN: Yes, sir. Engaging.
[MISSILES FIRING]